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January 30th, 1945
On January 30, in East Prussia, our forces, continuing their successful offensive, secured the towns of Bischofstein and Wartenburg, and over 150 other settlements, including Muhlsen, Heutenen, Seepappen, Metgeten (5 kilometers to the west of Konigsberg), Heide, Waldburg (8 kilometers to the southwest of Konigsberg), Kobbelbude, Pakerau, Dorf Leunenburg, Falkenau, Gross Schwansfeld, Troutenau, Leginen, Kabinen, Bredinken, Gross Ramsau, Reuschagen, and Tollak. At the same time, to the northwest of Allenstein, our forces successfully repulsed mounted enemy attacks targeted west toward Elbing.
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January 29th, 1945
On January 29, our forces secured over 100 settlements in East Prussia, including such important points as Liaptau, Mollenen, Sidlung (3 kilometers to the northwest of Konigsberg), Ludwigswalde, Altenberg (4 kilometers to the south of Konigsberg), Mansfeld, Tarau, Schrombenen, Stolzenfeld, Gross Langwalde, Langheim, Sturmhubel, Rossel, Gisewen, and the railway stations of Liaptau, Grossraum, Nesselbek, Schrombenen, and Rossel. At the same time, our forces to the northwest of the town of Allenstein repulsed strong mounted enemy attacks targeted westward.
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January 28th, 1945
The forces of the First Baltic Front launched an offensive and secured the Lithuanian town of Klajpeda (Memel) on January 27. Klajpeda is a major seaport and defense area on the Baltic. Thus, the Soviet Lithuania was cleared of the Nazi occupiers.
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January 27th, 1945
On January 27 our forces, continuing their successful offensive on their way to Konigsberg, secured the town and railway junction of Gerdauen and over 300 other settlements, including such important points as Postnicken, Schaakswitte, Gallgarben, Powunden, Knoppelsdorf, Neuhausen (7 kilometers to the northwest of Konigsberg), Steinbek, Borchersdorf, Tomsdorf, Blankenau, Allenau, Bartchersdorf, Friedenberg, and Dietrichsdorf.
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January 26th, 1945
On January 26, the forces of the Third Belorussian Front secured the East Prussian towns of Tapiau, Allenburg, Nordenburg, and Letzen — powerfully fortified defense areas protecting central regions of East Prussia, and over 250 other settlements, including such important points as Lablacken, Gross Droosden, Botenen, Brasdorf, Lowenhagen, Oderwangen, Frisching, Gross-Sobrosg, and the railway stations of Pronitten, Willkunen, and Georgenfelde.
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January 25th, 1945
On January 25 in East Prussia, to the west and southwest of the town of Insterburg, our forces secured over 300 settlements, including such important points as Gross Scharlak, Goldback, Starkenberg, Friedrichsdorf, Gross Plauen, Mauenfelde, Klein-Gnie, Reuschenfeld, Furstenau, and the railway stations of Eiserwagen, Bokelln, Olschewen, and Prinowen.
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January 24th, 1945
On January 24, in East Prussia to the south and southwest of the town of Insterburg, our forces secured the towns of Angerburg and Widminnen and over 250 other settlements, including such important points as Ilmsdorf, Muljen, Jodlauken, Karpowen, Schlossberg, and Lindeheim.
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January 23rd, 1945
The forces of the Second Belorussian Front overcame enemy resistance to cross the rivers Daime and Pregel and secure the towns of Labiau and Welau — heavily defended areas on the way to Konigsberg.
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January 22nd, 1945
On January 22, the forces of the Second Belorussian Front secured the East Prussian town of Insterburg, an important transport junction and a powerful defense area on the way to Konigsberg, and over 200 other settlements, including Nemonin, Karlsrode, Agilla, Minchenwalde, Jargillen, Augstagirren, Alt Gertlauken, Ajlaken, Kellmis Demerau, Wilkendorf, Petersdorf, Taplakken, Saalau, Wirtkallen, Georgentahl, Karteningken, Jamaitsen…
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January 21st, 1945
On January 21, the forces of the Second Belorussian Front secured the East Prussian town of Gumbinnen, an important transport junction and defense area on the way to Konigsberg, and over 200 other settlements, including Alt Lappinen, Sekenburg, Tawe, Gilge, Schenkendorf, Gross Friedrichsdorf, Gross Girratischken, Melauken, Popelken, Patimbern, Padroyen, Kubbeln, Kuttkunen, Wielken, Juknischken, Konigsfelde, Gawaiten, and Plawichken and the railway stations of Muhlenau, Melauken, and Buchhow.
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...21 - 30 January 1945...
* Updated daily
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